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Yeah. Weekly 24 babble...
Gotta love the action sequences: Fast and yet clear. Not to many shows accomplish that. Love how you didn't know if Behrooz was going to shoot-- or who he was going to shoot. Any way it plays out for Behrooz, is going to need some serious counseling when this is over.
Tony is suddenly "Agent Almeida". Gotta love that.
Total love for the scene between Jack and Tony when Jack was offering to get him reinstated. I love the little ways they do the characterization. Jack says: I can get you reinstated if I push hard enough and Tony just stands there. He doesn't even blink when Jack says "I've seen my friend come alive" (Great line, there) and when Jack presses and asks "Is that what you want?" all Tony says is "I don't know". As he walks away, Jack tries one more time: "You saved the life of the daughter of the Secretary of Defense who happens to be my boss. You do know that, right?" Then Tony accepts. I think the key was Jack phrasing it so that it's clear that Tony's actions are earning him the way back in CTU, not Jack's actions.
It's a great, tiny scene that tells a lot about both Tony (and his pride) and Jack (and his ability to know what people need). This show excels at that sort of thing: characterization in as few words and short a time as possible.
I can't figure out Audrey and I can't decide if I like her or not. I liked the fact that she wanted Curtis to take Marianne to check out the computer. It makes sense that you'd have a senior man doing that. I don't understand why, if they only needed a thumbprint, they just didn't take the thumb. I would have at least threatened that option, even if she did insist that she had to access the information herself.
In the scene where Audrey hangs up on Jack after he's trying to convince her not to go see Paul and then the scene where Audrey hangs up on her dad after he goes "I forbid you to do this" (because that would work) I was reminded of something the writers had said in the commentary on one of the first seasons: In order to show strength of character, it is necessary to defying others and going with your own thoughts and do the right thing. I found that to be true, because in those scenes she was absolutely right in what she was doing. It gave her a strength that she hadn't demonstrated before. Of course, it's not necessarily intelligent strength.
I still don't know if she's trustworthy or not. There is a small, sadistic part of me that wants her to be dirty. The only reason I want Audrey to be a good person is because I don't want Jack to lose her. Although I'm thinking that the whole Jack/Audrey thing may be over by next week. And if Jack is going to be all noble and angsty over the loss of a love, it might as well be that she's somehow involved in all this.
What is Driscoll going to say when Heller asks to have Tony reinstated? No. Although I have to admit that anyone is going to begin to feel squeezed out by the Secretary of Defense when he starts running things. He clearly doesn't believe that he can trust the CTU to deal with this on their own. He's right, but it's still pushy of him. Driscoll is going to feel the squeeze faster than others. When Jack inserts Tony into the mix... it's got to look like she's out of the loop for good.
I love how Jack didn't mention it to Heller that Audrey was going to talk to Paul, and he knew that when he called Heller to get Tony reinstated. I also love how Heller laid into Driscoll about that never mentioning that Jack also withheld the information. It's all the Power of Jack. Heh. I guess people just expect him to withhold that type of information and realize that there is nothing they can do about it.
Sarah. Once again and ambiguous nature of the writing (never wanting to make any character -- that's not Jack or Tony -- to obviously good or bad) shows through here. She's quick on the up take but then she pushes past the acceptable (arrest expunged) into the unacceptable (more money). Which leaves us wondering: how trustworthy is she?
Curtis should never leave CTU because you know bad things are going to happen. He handled himself well, though. Just as he did in the Marianne interrogation. "You get to live, that's the deal" That's a Jack worthy line. To me Curtis is close to be completely trustworthy. That does not speak well to his survival possibilities.
Who are the people who attacked Curtis and killed Marianne? Are they actually part of the terrorist plot or could they just be corporate cleaners trying keep undercover the fact that this override device they made is responsible for the disaster? If that got out, it would be hell on stock prices, I'm sure. You know, I'd prefer that plot line, really. More believable when it's just about covering up stupidity in order to save the company. That I would buy before them being behind the terrorist plots.
I'm thinking that Paul, if he's not directly involved with this somehow (and again, maybe it's just with the corporation and not with the terrorists) is still creepy. He had that bottle of wine and he kept refilling Audrey's glass and never his own. And you know, if he's not guilty of something, why would he say to Audrey "You set me up"? No, he's dirty somehow; I'm just not sure how.
Of course, it was all good that Jack got to punch out Paul. He's slimy at the very least.
I'm also thinking that once Jack gets down to "questioning" Paul, Audrey is going to start caring more for Paul and less for Jack. One interesting thing about them writing the show as they go along, is that if something isn't work (say there is no chemistry between Jack and Audrey) they can change everything on the fly. I just don't see Audrey being able to watch Jack work on Paul without her feeling sympathy for Paul and distaste for Jack.
Yeah. I'm just talking myself out of liking Audrey. I totally love the Jack Bauer character so, you know, I'll hope for the best between him and who ever he cares for, it's just that... I'm thinking that Audrey is not really that trustworthy.
Now in the next two weeks were working at the end of this first threat. I'm looking forward to seeing what they are working on next.
Gotta love the action sequences: Fast and yet clear. Not to many shows accomplish that. Love how you didn't know if Behrooz was going to shoot-- or who he was going to shoot. Any way it plays out for Behrooz, is going to need some serious counseling when this is over.
Tony is suddenly "Agent Almeida". Gotta love that.
Total love for the scene between Jack and Tony when Jack was offering to get him reinstated. I love the little ways they do the characterization. Jack says: I can get you reinstated if I push hard enough and Tony just stands there. He doesn't even blink when Jack says "I've seen my friend come alive" (Great line, there) and when Jack presses and asks "Is that what you want?" all Tony says is "I don't know". As he walks away, Jack tries one more time: "You saved the life of the daughter of the Secretary of Defense who happens to be my boss. You do know that, right?" Then Tony accepts. I think the key was Jack phrasing it so that it's clear that Tony's actions are earning him the way back in CTU, not Jack's actions.
It's a great, tiny scene that tells a lot about both Tony (and his pride) and Jack (and his ability to know what people need). This show excels at that sort of thing: characterization in as few words and short a time as possible.
I can't figure out Audrey and I can't decide if I like her or not. I liked the fact that she wanted Curtis to take Marianne to check out the computer. It makes sense that you'd have a senior man doing that. I don't understand why, if they only needed a thumbprint, they just didn't take the thumb. I would have at least threatened that option, even if she did insist that she had to access the information herself.
In the scene where Audrey hangs up on Jack after he's trying to convince her not to go see Paul and then the scene where Audrey hangs up on her dad after he goes "I forbid you to do this" (because that would work) I was reminded of something the writers had said in the commentary on one of the first seasons: In order to show strength of character, it is necessary to defying others and going with your own thoughts and do the right thing. I found that to be true, because in those scenes she was absolutely right in what she was doing. It gave her a strength that she hadn't demonstrated before. Of course, it's not necessarily intelligent strength.
I still don't know if she's trustworthy or not. There is a small, sadistic part of me that wants her to be dirty. The only reason I want Audrey to be a good person is because I don't want Jack to lose her. Although I'm thinking that the whole Jack/Audrey thing may be over by next week. And if Jack is going to be all noble and angsty over the loss of a love, it might as well be that she's somehow involved in all this.
What is Driscoll going to say when Heller asks to have Tony reinstated? No. Although I have to admit that anyone is going to begin to feel squeezed out by the Secretary of Defense when he starts running things. He clearly doesn't believe that he can trust the CTU to deal with this on their own. He's right, but it's still pushy of him. Driscoll is going to feel the squeeze faster than others. When Jack inserts Tony into the mix... it's got to look like she's out of the loop for good.
I love how Jack didn't mention it to Heller that Audrey was going to talk to Paul, and he knew that when he called Heller to get Tony reinstated. I also love how Heller laid into Driscoll about that never mentioning that Jack also withheld the information. It's all the Power of Jack. Heh. I guess people just expect him to withhold that type of information and realize that there is nothing they can do about it.
Sarah. Once again and ambiguous nature of the writing (never wanting to make any character -- that's not Jack or Tony -- to obviously good or bad) shows through here. She's quick on the up take but then she pushes past the acceptable (arrest expunged) into the unacceptable (more money). Which leaves us wondering: how trustworthy is she?
Curtis should never leave CTU because you know bad things are going to happen. He handled himself well, though. Just as he did in the Marianne interrogation. "You get to live, that's the deal" That's a Jack worthy line. To me Curtis is close to be completely trustworthy. That does not speak well to his survival possibilities.
Who are the people who attacked Curtis and killed Marianne? Are they actually part of the terrorist plot or could they just be corporate cleaners trying keep undercover the fact that this override device they made is responsible for the disaster? If that got out, it would be hell on stock prices, I'm sure. You know, I'd prefer that plot line, really. More believable when it's just about covering up stupidity in order to save the company. That I would buy before them being behind the terrorist plots.
I'm thinking that Paul, if he's not directly involved with this somehow (and again, maybe it's just with the corporation and not with the terrorists) is still creepy. He had that bottle of wine and he kept refilling Audrey's glass and never his own. And you know, if he's not guilty of something, why would he say to Audrey "You set me up"? No, he's dirty somehow; I'm just not sure how.
Of course, it was all good that Jack got to punch out Paul. He's slimy at the very least.
I'm also thinking that once Jack gets down to "questioning" Paul, Audrey is going to start caring more for Paul and less for Jack. One interesting thing about them writing the show as they go along, is that if something isn't work (say there is no chemistry between Jack and Audrey) they can change everything on the fly. I just don't see Audrey being able to watch Jack work on Paul without her feeling sympathy for Paul and distaste for Jack.
Yeah. I'm just talking myself out of liking Audrey. I totally love the Jack Bauer character so, you know, I'll hope for the best between him and who ever he cares for, it's just that... I'm thinking that Audrey is not really that trustworthy.
Now in the next two weeks were working at the end of this first threat. I'm looking forward to seeing what they are working on next.
